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RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL has agreed to add $1 million to its patient verification budget following four incidents where tests or a surgery was performed on the wrong person or body area ./ COURTESY RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL

Rhode Island Hospital adds $1M for verification after three tests on...

Health Services 06/08/2018

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Hospital has agreed to invest at least $1 million into patient identification and verification systems after a R.I. Department of...

THE CDC reports the current flu vaccine is more than 59 percent effective for children up to eight-years-old against the H3N2 flu virus, the most common strain this season. / COURTESY CDC

Vaccines still recommended as flu season wanes

Health Services 04/02/2018

PROVIDENCE — Flu vaccinations remain your best defense as Rhode Island’s reported influenza-like illnesses continue to wane. Flu-like illnesses comprised of 2.2 percent of all...

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